Month: October 2015

  • Status Kuo

    Status Kuo

    It’s been a while since I’ve written a post that wasn’t about a food festival or a pop-up, but with Brunch at the Races coming up, I thought I’d review a meal I had at one of the restaurants that will be participating at the event:  Status Kuo.  David Kuo, the chef/owner, is Taiwanese-American, and […]

  • Mid-October Food Festivals

    Los Angeles can’t seem to get enough of food festivals.  The middle weekend in October is jam packed with events!  While LA Weekly’s Brunch at the Races is unfortunately already sold out, at least four other food festivals have caught my eye this coming weekend: On Saturday, October 17th, the inaugural Off the Hook Santa […]

  • Pier del Sol 2015

    Pier del Sol 2015

    Pier del Sol, the annual fundraiser for Special Olympics Southern California, took place on Sunday, October 11, 2015, at the Santa Monica Pier.  In its 19th year, Pier del Sol is a fun, family friendly event that consists of a VIP brunch, with over 35 restaurants and chefs participating, and private access to Pacific Park […]

  • Travel-Inspired Paella Night with Perfecto Rocher

    Travel-Inspired Paella Night with Perfecto Rocher

    Travel-Inspired is a new guest-chef series hosted by chef Brandon Kida at Hinoki and the Bird. The first chef to take over the Hinoki kitchen on Sunday and Monday evenings is Perfecto Rocher, formerly of smoke.oil.salt and Lazy Ox. I had not tried chef Rocher’s cooking before, but I heard his paella was excellent and […]